To write a great news story , you have to make sure it is correct , relevant (相关的) and fresh..
For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.
Any mistakes that appear (出现) in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.
For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn't the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.
A news story is not only correct ,but also relevant to its readers . People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them . That is why you care more about what happens at your school that at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don 't talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Finally , news must always be fresh . When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day . You don't want to read about news from last week !
So , now you know what makes a good news story . Have a good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news .you can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real reporter.
【小题1】The writer mentions __________ main factors (因素 )to make a news story really great .

A.two B.three C.four D.five . 
【小题2】According to the second paragraph , the correct information in a story includes__________  .
A.translation and facts. 
B.spelling and pronunciation. 
C.spelling grammar and facts . 
D.Listening to English more can help you realize your dream. 
【小题3】 According to the writer, newspaper in Zhengzhou should talk much about news in __________
A.Zhengzhou B.Hong Kong. 
C.Shanghai. D.Beijing. 
【小题4】Which of the following is true ?
A.A small mistake can't get a newspaper into trouble . 
B.A lot of people like reading about news from last week. 
C.The passage doesn't tell us who was the first man to go into space . 
D.People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them . 
【小题5】The passage mainly talks about _________
A.why to be a good reporter. B.where to find interesting news. 
C.when to choose a good newspaper . D.how to write a great news story . 

It's over three years since I began to learn English. I am glad that I am getting on well with it.
I find English very interesting, but quite difficult. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar. I know little about English idioms(习语). I thought each English word had a word with the same meaning in Chinese. When I learned to say "I see a book on the desk", I thought the English word "see" was just like the Chinese word "kan". So one day when my teacher asked me, "What are you doing?" I answered, "I'm seeing a book." "That's wrong," the teacher said. "You don't see a book. You read a book. You can't use an English word like a Chinese one. Be sure not to make the same mistake again."
After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a "high mountain", but a "tall man". In Chinese we use the same word "gao" for both. Again in English we say "take part in the sports meeting", "attend a meeting" and "join the army", while in Chinese we can use "can jia" for all the three. It's interesting, isn't it? So to study English doesn't only mean hard work, it can be great fun, too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar, spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in that way!
But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I'll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must read and write more, too. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.
【小题1】When I first started learning English, I thought________.

A.I know some English idioms
B.I didn’t have to remember the new words and learn some grammar
C.I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar
D.each English word couldn't find a Chinese word with the same meaning
【小题2】"I'm seeing a book" --- The writer wanted to say_________.
A.I'm looking a book B.I'm reading a book
C.I'm looking for a book D.I'm watching a book
【小题3】Which is not true?
A.To study English only means hard work.
B.To pay attention to pronunciation and grammar.
C.To read and write more.
D.To have to understand English idioms.
【小题4】We should speak and listen to English ________.
A.after class B.after class and in class
C.in class D.before class
【小题5】Which is the best topic of the passage?
A.How to study English well B.The importance of English
C.English idioms D.Do more reading

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
【小题1】Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?

A.To compare these two famous persons.
B.To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.
C.If you want to be successful, you should fail first.
D.To show that failure is the mother of success.
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.No one can be successful without working hard.
B.Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.
C.Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.
D.One should try his best to make his dream come true.
【小题3】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?
A.One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength.
B.One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.
C.One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.
D.One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.



7 January, 2014
A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.
These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.
On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.
The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from
China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.
"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.
"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."
Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.
Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.
"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.
【小题1】Bob Doughty seems to be ________.

A.an exchange student from the USA
B.an expert of international education
C.a viewer of VOA
D.a reporter from VOA
【小题2】Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?
A.South KoreaB.IndiaC.ChinaD.America
【小题3】Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?
A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children
B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.
C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.
D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.
【小题4】Which of the following statement is true?
A.China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.
B.The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.
C.The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.
D.Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.
【小题5】This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.
A.An advertisement B.A radio programmeC.A science reportD.A tour guide

A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher told each child to bring a bag with some potatoes. Each potato would be given a name of a person that the child hated, so the number of potatoes in his/her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated. Some children had two potatoes, some had three and others had up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the bag wherever they went for a week. After a week, the teacher asked, ”How did you feel?” The children started complaining about the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten potatoes when they had to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said,” This is the same when you carry your hate for somebody inside your heart. The smell of hate will pollute your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot bear the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your lifetime?”
【小题1】 Tom had two potatoes in his bag .It means he had ______ persons he didn’t like.

A.twoB.fourC.threeD.five
【小题2】 In the game, the students should _________.
A.keep the bag of potatoes in the classroom
B.carry the bag of potatoes everywhere they go
C.leave the bag of potatoes at home
D.count the bag of potatoes every day
【小题3】The underlined word “rotten” most probably means ___________ in Chinese.
A.美味的 B.新鲜的C.甜的D.腐烂的
【小题4】 According to the last paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A.potatoes are very important to the students
B.hating others can make the life unhappy
C.the smell of hate is good for our health
D.the students like to carry the bag of the potatoes
【小题5】 Which is the best title of this passage?
A.An interesting game
B.Carry the smelly potatoes
C.The rotten potatoes
D.To excuse others is to excuse yourself

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